Candle lighter and snuffer



CANDLE LIGHTER AND SNUF'FER Filed Sept. 8, 192

Patented F eb. 9, 1926.

PATE-NT OFFICE.)`

ANTON sennonnnn, or sr. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

'CANDLE LIGHTER Ann snnrrnn.

Application filed september a, i924. sensu No. 736,486.

To ZZ whom it muy concern;

Be it known that I, ANTON Sonnonnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey andState of Minnesota,have Vinvented certain new :and useful Improvements in Candle Lightersand Snulfers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to candle apparatus, and ,moreparticularly to a cembined lighting and snuiing device for candles.

In the services of certain churches, difIi-" culty is sometimesexperienced lin the lighting and snuffing of candles which are used foraltar lighting and for other devotional purposes. This is due to thefact, that in usingcertain types of snutfers, the metal of the snuffel'sometimes touches the melted' wax at the top of the candle, which' thenruns down the sideof the extinguisher, with the possibility of fallingupon and spotting the robes of attendants or costly linen altartrappings.

An object of lthe present invention is to improve a device for lightingand shutting candles.

Another object is to malte an improved taper-grasping means for a candlelighter.

Another object is to shape the lower edge of a candle snuffer to catchmelted wax which may `run down the side'of the snuifer.

These and other objects of the invention,

not specifically mentioned, will be more fully brought out in thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings, wherein: v

Figure 1, is a View in elevation of a combined candle lighter andsnuffer made in accordance with the present invention, a portion of thesnuffer being broken away to show the structure thereof.

Figure 2, is another view, also in elevation, of the same device,showing a taper operating rod and ring.

Figures 3 and 4i, show views in side and front elevation, respectively,of a portion of a taper operating rod and taper grasping 'meansconnected thereto, the solid lines in Figure e showing springtaper-grasping means in a released position, and the dotted linesshowing said means in a position to grasp a taper.

Figure 5, shows in cross section the curve-d upper portion of a tapercontaining tube and taper-grasping means in a position to have a taperinserted therein. i

Figure 6, shows the same parts grasping the taper to draw it into thetaper containing tube; and

Figure 7, shows a view in vertical section of the extinguishing cuplowered over a candle to extinguish it.

Referring to theV drawings in detail, `a handle A, which may be of wood,has cut therein a longitudinal groove 1 in which a metal tube Q issecurely held byl means of encircling bands 3 and 4L which may be ses,cured in position upon the handle A` by means of pins 5 and to which thetube is soldered -at .Gland 7, respectively. The two ends of bandmayextend outwardly from the handle to form an arm 8 upon which at 9 ispivotallymounted a second arm 10 carrying a cup-shaped extinguishingmeinber B. VA stop 11, which-'may be a small rivet penetrating the arm8, is positioned to engage the arm 10 Vat a pointnliichwvill prevent the'cup-shaped extinguishing mem` ber B fromstrilring the handle A, whichwould thereby malte a noise" which would be p undesirable in al churchin which the devic was beingused. Y`

h The lower rim 12 of the cup-shaped extinguishlngmember B is vcurvedinwardly to form a trough to receive and contain candle4 and is`inserted in the lower end of the metal tube 2in a manner to telescopefreely 1 tuerem.

Integrally connected to cut-'out portions l on the upper end of the rod15, as shown in Figures 3 and 4L, are strips 16 and 17, which may be ofspring brass and which .are connected to the rod 15 in a suitable manneras by means of rivets 18. The member 16 is somewhat shorter than themember 17 and is curved to .spring outwardly therefrom when in a normalposition. The upper end of the member 17 is rounded, and a hole 19 of asize to freely admit a taper 2O is cut in the upper end of said member.

To insert a taper in the device, the ring 13, carrying the rod 15, ismanually pushed upward as far as possible. The rod 15, being of metalwhich is not sufliciently flexible to pass around the curved portionofthe tube `2, will be stopped by the curve when it reaches it and therebylimit the upward movement of the rod. The spring members 16 ,and 17,however, being of thinner material and more iiexible than the rod 15,will vreadily pass around the curved upperportion of the tube and willproject vvfrom the mouth of the tube, as shown in Figure 5. When thespring taper-grasping members 16l and 17 emerge from the tube, mernber1G. havingV a normally curved shape, will tend tov spring backnandseparate from member 17. `When in this position, a. taper may beinserted in the hole 19and the lower end thereof'laid along member V17.lVhen the' rod is again lowered to `draw the members 1,6l andr17withinthe tube, themember 16 will .be for-eed. thereby toward` member 17to firmly grasp the taper between said members and holdv the taper toprevent the withdrawal of the taper throughtheopenin-g 19,

To operate the device: After' inserting a taper in the manner broughtout in the foregoing palragrapli,fthev taper-may be drawn into the tubeby manu- `ally moving the sliding ring 13 downward until about pone-halfinch of the taper re'- mains emerging beyond thev mouth of the` tnbev2,and thisportion of the taper may be lighted. `When it is desired toextinguish the taper,y the ring 13 maybe'drawn still lower on thehandleA to draw the taper 20, entirely Within the tube to therebyextinguish it. The cup-shaped extinguishing member is mounted on the arm`8 to pivot freely thereon, so that when the extinguishingcup is heldabove a candle 24, which it is desired to extinguish, gravity will causesaid cup toassui-ne a .substantially vertical position over said candle.It mayV then be lowered over thecandleto exclude oxygen from thelfla-me,

and the 'carbon-monoxide and other noncombustible gases generated `bythe candle flame will cause the flame to be extinguished. ItisY-netnecessary or desirable for the cupshaped extinguishing member totouch the candleY or `wick to accomplish its object of extinguishing theflame, but this is not always avoidable, and should the cup touch thecandlein a manner to cause melted wax to run down the interior face ofsaid cup, such melted wax would be caught in the inwardly 'curvedlowerrim of the extinguishingmember andbe ythereby prevented fromdropping onto an altar or trappings upon which the Candle nmight beplaced, many of which are costly and might easily be injured by thedropping thereon of such wax.

vAn extension 21 to .the'handle A may be conneetedthereto by a socketjoint. 22 in a well-known manner if it is desired ,to lengthenthehandle.

What claim i-s:

1. A eombinedeandle lighter and snuffel', comprising a handle, a7cup-shaped extinguishing member-pivotally connected thereto, atubulartaper'holder ixedly eonnected to the handle, a rod slidab'ly mounted onthe handle, and sprin vvjaws connected to the rod to 'enter .said tuular taper holder to ber compressed thereby toggrip a taper.

.2. A eombinedcand-le lighter, and snuffer, comprising a handle, acup-shaped extinguishing. member pivotallyY -conneeted thereto, a`tubulaitaper' holder ixedly connected' to the handle, a rod slidablyconnectedto the handle to be eoextensive with the tubulaimernber, andspringjaws mounted uponan end of said rod to have-a normal open eondition, and to: vbe forced' together to. grip ataper uponl moving therod to cause the jaws; toenter the tubular taper holder.

1n' testimony whereof `I afiix my signature. lAlYIQll' SCHROEDER.

